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'''''Independence Day: Resurgence''''' is a 2016 popcorn flick which takes few risks with its sequel premise of giant alien ships invading the earth in large black spaceships—''again''. | '''''Independence Day: Resurgence''''' is a 2016 popcorn flick which takes few risks with its sequel premise of giant alien ships invading the earth in large black spaceships—''again''. | ||
== Transhumanist elements == | == Transhumanist elements == | ||
Notably, a friendly faction is introduced into the universe, a [[posthuman transhumanism|posthuman]] [[artificial intelligence|virtual intelligence]]<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_intelligence Wikipedia: Virtual Intelligence ]</ref> based alien who is leading a secret resistance against the returning alien antagonists. | Notably, a friendly faction is introduced into the universe, a [[posthuman transhumanism|posthuman]] [[artificial intelligence|virtual intelligence]]<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_intelligence Wikipedia: Virtual Intelligence ]</ref> based alien who is leading a secret resistance against the returning alien antagonists. | ||
It's a sexy posthuman | It's a sexy [[posthuman]]–computer–sphere thing. | ||
[[File:Id Sphere.png|thumb|left|[[Siri]], play classical music]] | [[File:Id Sphere.png|thumb|left|[[Siri]], play classical music]] | ||
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<blockquote>The Sphere belonged to a race that shed their biological existence and transferred their consciousnesses into artificial bodies thousands of years ago. At some point, their planet was conquered by a hostile alien race that harvested its core. <br><br> | <blockquote>The Sphere belonged to a race that shed their biological existence and transferred their consciousnesses into artificial bodies thousands of years ago. At some point, their planet was conquered by a hostile alien race that harvested its core. <br><br> | ||
The Sphere was the sole survivor of its kind and carries the combined intelligence of its entire species. It then traveled across space and encountered other races that were defeated by the aliens, | The Sphere was the sole survivor of its kind and carries the combined intelligence of its entire species. It then traveled across space and encountered other races that were defeated by the aliens, helping them find refuge on a planet and establishing a major resistance against the aliens. </blockquote> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 13 October 2018
Independence Day: Resurgence is a 2016 popcorn flick which takes few risks with its sequel premise of giant alien ships invading the earth in large black spaceships—again.
Transhumanist elements
Notably, a friendly faction is introduced into the universe, a posthuman virtual intelligence[1] based alien who is leading a secret resistance against the returning alien antagonists.
It's a sexy posthuman–computer–sphere thing.
The Sphere belonged to a race that shed their biological existence and transferred their consciousnesses into artificial bodies thousands of years ago. At some point, their planet was conquered by a hostile alien race that harvested its core.
The Sphere was the sole survivor of its kind and carries the combined intelligence of its entire species. It then traveled across space and encountered other races that were defeated by the aliens, helping them find refuge on a planet and establishing a major resistance against the aliens.
